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Split File into Chunks

Demonstrates how to split a file into chunks.

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C
#include <C_CkFileAccess.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkFileAccess fac;
    const char *fileToSplit;
    const char *partPrefix;
    const char *partExtension;
    int maxChunkSize;
    const char *destDirPath;

    success = FALSE;

    fac = CkFileAccess_Create();

    //  Any type of file may be split.  It doesn't matter if it's
    //  a binary file or a text file.
    fileToSplit = "qa_data/hamlet.xml";

    partPrefix = "hamlet";
    partExtension = "part";
    maxChunkSize = 50000;
    destDirPath = "qa_output";

    //  Splits hamlet.xml into hamlet1.part, hamlet2.part, ...
    //  Output files are written to the current working directory.
    //  Each chunk will be 50000 bytes except for the last which
    //  will be the remainder.
    success = CkFileAccess_SplitFile(fac,fileToSplit,partPrefix,partExtension,maxChunkSize,destDirPath);

    if (success == TRUE) {
        printf("Success.\n");
    }
    else {
        printf("%s\n",CkFileAccess_lastErrorText(fac));
    }



    CkFileAccess_Dispose(fac);

    }